搜索
HumorSuperstitionsandTaboos1.Doyouthinkhumorisauniversalhumancharacteristic?Idon’tthinkso,noteveryoneishumorousatleast.Humorisfoundationofthoughtandknowledge.HouBaolinsaidthatHumorousisthewisdomcreationproduct,forhumanbyestheticpleasantsensation.Humorousisnotplaysloquaciously,isnotmakesafoolofoneself,thepresentfunnyguy;Itisonekindofnobleappeal,onekindtothingcontradictoryresourcefulreflection,onekindcommonphenomenonhappydramatizationprocessingmode.幽默是智慧创造的产物，给人以审美快感.幽默不是耍贫嘴，不是出洋相、现活宝；它是一种高尚的情趣，一种对事物矛盾性的机敏反映，一种把普遍现象喜剧化的处理方式。——候宝林1.Peoplecanperceivedashumorousvariesfromculturetoculture,usinghumorisawayofbreakingtheiceandestablishingarelatedatmospherepriortothestartofbusinessininternationalmeettings.2.Supestitionsarebeliefsthatareinconsistentwiththeknownlawsofscienceorwhatasocietyconsiderstobetrueandrational.3.Taboosoftenarerootinthebeliefsofthepeopleofaspecificregionorcultureandarepasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.HumorinbusinessDifferentcountriesandculturespresenteddifferentwaysofhumor.IntheUnitedStates,peopleliketosaysomejokesbeforemeeting..TheBritishespeciallyintertwinehumorinbusinessdiscussion,butsarcasmandkiddingusuallyaccompanyhumorintheunitedstates.InAsia,Germantoo,findhumoroutofplaceduringbusinessmeting.Somebusinesspeoplewithglobalexperiencerecommendthatjokesbeavoidedwithpeopleofdiverseculture.Itisgreatthingsthattheriskofoffendingsomeoneofanothercultureoftellingastorythatnooneunderstands.